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FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2020, file photo, then-President Donald Trump's White House senior adviser Stephen Miller walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Tens of thousands of Afghan refugees fleeing the Taliban are arriving in the U.S., and a handful of former Trump administration officials are working to turn Republicans against them. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Trump Aides Aim to Build GOP Opposition to Afghan Refugees

15 September 2021

As tens of thousands of Afghan refugees fleeing the Taliban arrive in the U.S., a...

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COX' BAZAR, BANGLADESH - MARCH 16, 2017 : Rohingya refugees from Myanmar waiting for food aid in Kutupalong refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

Did a Banned Federal Study Show That Refugees Bring in More in Government Revenues Than They Cost?

12 December 2018

A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services study compared the tax revenues generated by...

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Does This Video Show Refugees Looting a Café in Spain?

16 August 2018

A video purportedly showing refugees looting a café in Spain actually captures an incident from...

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Attorney General Sessions Reverses Protections for Asylum Seekers Fleeing Domestic Violence, Gangs

11 June 2018

Immigration lawyers have already vowed to take legal action against Sessions's ruling, which would deny...

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Photographers Respond to Trump’s Comments On Sweden

12 September 2017

"Last night in Sweden" launched in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's controversial comments on...

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Was a Pregnant Woman Raped by a Muslim Refugee in Michigan?

16 May 2017

A false story used photographs of an Argentinian domestic abuse survivor to advance a claim...

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Did Police Make Disturbing Find of ‘Obama’s Muslim Refugees’ in a Minnesota Olive Garden? A blog with a misleading headline falsely reported that Rochester, Minnesota police found Muslim refugees...

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Did a Canadian Woman Wear a ‘My Legs Are Open for Refugees’ Sign? An image of a woman at a march welcoming refugees was doctored.

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‘Muslim Refugee’ Shoots 15 People In Ohio Nightclub?

26 April 2017

A partisan web site published false and contradictory information about the origins and religious beliefs...

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Was a Texas County Deputy Killed by Muslim Refugees?

13 April 2017

A 'Southern'-oriented news site seized on the fatal shooting of an officer, adding in some...

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President Trump and ‘What’s Happening in Sweden Last Night’

20 February 2017

An address President Trump gave in Florida caused widespread confusion with his reference to an...

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Frankfurt Police Say Reports of 2017 New Year’s Mass Sex Assaults Were ‘Without Foundation’ After news outlets worldwide repeated claims about "migrant sex mob" assaults in Germany, Frankfurt police...

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